On the heels of their "Trilogy Collection" auction of Lord of the Rings material late last year, next month Julien's Auctions will feature the best piece from Peter Jackson's Academy Award-winning franchise yet: a screen-used hero Gimli double-headed axe, from the personal collection of John Rhys-Davies. This piece was given to Rhys-Davies on the last day of filming by Peter … [Read more...]

As noted in my interview with Troika Brodsky, the owner of the Lord of the Rings collection consigned to Julien's Auctions, we have been friends for around a decade, so I was particularly interested in this auction. Julien's Auctions held their "The Trilogy Collection: Props and Costumes from Middle-Earth" sale event this past Thursday, which featured 92 lots of original … [Read more...]

As reported in early October, Julien’s Auctions will be holding their “The Trilogy Collection: Props & Costumes from Middle Earth” sale on December 5th, and the catalog for this event is now available online in FlipBook form as well as a download in PDF format. The sale features the largest offering of original material (props, costumes, and other original assets) from a … [Read more...]

Troika Brodsky, special guest. This is the eighteenth 'Prop Talk' podcast by the Original Prop Blog. Troika Brodsky is a hobbyist who has, over the past ten years or so, amassed the largest personal collection of Lord of the Rings props, costumes, and other material from the film trilogy. The collection will be auctioned by Julien's Auctions (see official site) on December … [Read more...]

Julien's Auctions today announced "The Trilogy Collection: Props & Costumes from Middle Earth". The auction event is scheduled for December 5th at their showroom in Beverly Hills. The offering boasts the largest offering of original material (props, costumes, and other original assets) from a single collector from the trilogy of movies directed by Peter Jackson (The … [Read more...]